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FIDDLE WITH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fiddle with mean?
• FIDDLE WITH (verb)
The verb FIDDLE WITH has 1 sense:
1. manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner
Familiarity information: FIDDLE WITH used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
fiddle with; twiddle
Context example:
He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview
Hypernyms (to "fiddle with" is one way to...):
manipulate (hold something in one's hands and move it)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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